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Kraken

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I successfully compiled the example program with g++ on windows 11, but when I run the program, I get a popup window with this message:

the procedure entry point _ZSt28__throw_bad_array_new_lenghtv could not be located in the dynamic link library "C:\SFML-projects\template\sfml-window-2.dll"

SFML-projects\template is my project folder, and I copied all the .dll files there.

I am using MinGW 32, and the "SFML-2.6.0-windows-gcc-13.1.0-mingw-32-bit" package from the downloads page.

How do I fix this?
« Last Edit: July 07, 2023, 06:09:46 pm by Kraken »

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Re: Dynamic linking error at runtime, "entry point could not be located"
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2023, 08:50:04 pm »
Did you happen to skillfully scroll past the red box on the download page that says:

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Unless you are using a newer version of Visual Studio, the compiler versions have to match 100%!
Here are links to the specific MinGW compiler versions used to build the provided packages:
WinLibs MSVCRT 13.1.0 (32-bit), WinLibs MSVCRT 13.1.0 (64-bit)

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If you want to use your own compiler, then you can do so by for example using the SFML CMake template, or just build SFML from source.
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Re: Dynamic linking error at runtime, "entry point could not be located"
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2023, 11:48:19 pm »
Wait, what do you mean? I'm using MinGW 32bit and that's the exact package I'm using. What am I missing?

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Re: Dynamic linking error at runtime, "entry point could not be located"
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2023, 12:36:16 am »
The part about "the compiler versions have to match 100%". There are lots and lots of different MinGW distributions out there. It's not good enough to just pick one at random.

If you want to use the pre-built binaries from the download page you have to use the compilers linked in the quote box.
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Re: Dynamic linking error at runtime, "entry point could not be located"
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2023, 05:55:19 pm »
Ah, I understand now.
I've decided to switch to visual studio instead and it is working perfectly, thank you for the help.

 

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